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Too much of a good thing : Mae West as cultural icon

Analyzing the symbolic roles Mae West has occupied, the author argues that she represents an orchestrated transgression of race, class and gender expectations. The book shows how icons of pop culture often distill contested social issues, serving diverse and even contradictory political roles.Read more...

The sex "queen"; the prostitute, the production code and the depression; the star commodity from asset to liability; comedic performance from social satire to self-parody; the female impersonator in gender politics; merging interests.